Cutting Carbon

Leveraging three decade’s worth of leadership experience across the energy industry, Audrey Zibelman, now an advisor to the Biden Administration as a member of the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council, sits down with Jeff and Brian to discuss the technological, regulatory and financial innovation necessary to ensure a successful energy transition and how the grid needs to evolve to support the next wave of electrification. They review best practices from around the world, including those gleaned from Audrey's time as CEO of the Australian grid operator AEMO and as Chair of the New York Public Service Commission. They also discuss the potential for the Inflation Reduction Act to accelerate the transition to more clean and renewable power.

• Learn more about The President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council
• Follow Audrey Zibelman on LinkedIn
• Follow Jeff & Brian on LinkedIn
• Catch up on older episodes of Cutting Carbon here or wherever you listen to podcasts

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

Independent System Operators (ISOs) are the air traffic controllers of the power generation world. Learn more as Jennifer Curran, Senior Vice President, Planning and Operations & Chief Compliance Officer at MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator), stops by to help Jeff and Brian connect the dots on how we transport electricity from point A to point B via the grid to support reliable, sustainable access to power across geographies, leveraging innovative technologies and diverse resources to meet evolving energy needs.

• Follow Jennifer and MISO on LinkedIn
• Learn more about MISO
• Follow Jeff & Brian on LinkedIn
• Catch up on older episodes of Cutting Carbon here or wherever you listen to podcasts

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

Over the last five seasons of Cutting Carbon, hosts Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht have helped listeners build foundational knowledge on today’s energy transition landscape, defining key terms and illuminating the myriad technologies, projects, and processes at play. This season, we dive deeper, examining the critical role infrastructure plays in supporting and sustaining these innovative technologies. Listen as Jeff and Brian set the stage for another exciting season to come. These are conversations that you don't want to miss!

• Discover some of the exciting ways GE is working to create a lower-carbon future across the globe with this interactive map
• Follow Jeff & Brian on LinkedIn
• Catch up on older episodes of Cutting Carbon here or wherever you listen to podcasts

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres set the tone for the recent Conference of the Parties (COP27) with this deeply resonant statement: “The world is watching and has a simple message to all of us: stand and deliver.” Listen as Jeff and Brian take you inside COP27, held from November 6-18 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Joining them in this timely conversation are conference attendees Roger Martella, GE’s Chief Sustainability Officer, and Arshad Mansoor, President and CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Together they reflect on their experience, share key takeaways, highlight some of the top commitments coming out of the conference, and provide details around GE’s recent H2 demonstration in the region.

• What is a COP?
• COP27 Goals

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

High-quality, equitable science education will play a critical role in empowering the next generation of leaders poised to confront the energy trilemma and climate change. In the final episode of the season, Jeff and Brian speak with Dr. Erika Shugart, Executive Director of The National Science Teaching Association, about how the need for the skills gleaned from student’s scientific exploration manifests itself in all professional spaces, making students' development of these skills and experiences all the more imperative as we grow closer to the year 2030. 

• View the National Science Teaching Association's Resources on Climate Change
• Follow Dr. Erika Shugart on LinkedIn or on Twitter @ErikaShugart

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

Agriculture is both a cause and effect within the broader climate change discussion. Jeff and Brian speak with Dr. Marci Baranski, Program Management Officer in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) about the role that agriculture plays in climate change. Over the course of their conversation, they discuss agriculture as a "hyper-local" industry shaped by a wide variety of social, technological, and environmental factors, while detailing some of the UNEP's exciting global projects and other developments within the industry at large.

• Follow Marci Baranski on LinkedIn and on Twitter
• Visit UNEP's Home Page to Continue Your Learning 
   

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

Though traditionally seen as static objects, buildings are a new area of decarbonization innovation, as exciting advancements in building controls and digitization have the potential to help us create more intelligent, energy-responsive structures, adjusting output as demand increases or decreases, resulting in structures that are more efficient and produce fewer carbon emissions. Leading Jeff and Brian in the exploration of this dynamic space is David Dorney, VP of Industrial Refrigeration, Heating, and Cooling at Johnson Controls.

Listen as they dive into some of these innovative technologies, such as Johnson Controls OpenBlue solution, while highlighting those currently accessible to business owners, homeowners, and apartment-dwellers alike. 

• Discover other exciting projects happening with Johnson Controls
• Learn More about OpenBlue
• Follow Dave Dorney on LinkedIn
• District heating and cooling solutions - https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/en_gb/industrial-refrigeration/utilities-industry-page
• Powerhouse Brattørkaia - https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/openblue/openblue-pioneers/powerhouse-brattorkaia-norway

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

In this episode, Dr. Jeff Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht are joined by Craig Harper, Chief Sustainability Officer & EVP for J.B. Hunt Transportation Services, to discuss the technologies and practices the company is using to help pave a path of sustainability for long-haul shipping operations in North America. They'll give an overview of the infrastructure-related challenges associated with increasing efficiency at such a large scale, while considering the wide-ranging possibilities for the future of shipping and its decarbonization efforts.

• Learn more about J.B. Hunt's CLEAN Transport Program
• J.B. Hunt's Sustainability Report
• J.B. Hunt's Climate Action Plan
•  Follow Craig Harper on LinkedIn

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

How can a fleet of electric school buses assist with power generation during a summer surge? In what ways can battery electric technologies support the expansion of cleaner transportation at scale? Join Dr. Jeff Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht as they speak with Gareth Joyce, CEO of Proterra, an innovative company in the American commercial vehicle and EV technology space, as they dive into these questions and more, emphasizing the actions we can all take in our local communities to advance clean transportation technologies. 

• Learn More about Proterra's wide range of transportation industry projects and follow the company on Twitter and LinkedIn
• Follow Gareth Joyce on LinkedIn

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

The transportation sector has recently overtaken power generation as one of the top drivers in overall greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Join Jeff and Brian as they chat with Ryan Wheeler, Fleet Electrification Product Owner at National Grid, a regional electric and gas utility in the northeastern United States, about the critical role that fleet vehicle electrification is expected to play in reducing the industry's carbon footprint, while contributing to significant cost savings and public health improvements. Over the course of their discussion, Jeff, Brian, and Ryan also take into consideration the challenges, needs, and opportunities associated with creating and maintaining the infrastructure needed to support the continued electrification of personal and fleet vehicles. 

•  Follow Ryan Wheeler on LinkedIn 
•  Learn more about National Grid's Commitment to EV100
• Explore more information on National Grid's mission and values

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

Building on their dynamic discussion in Part 1, Arjan Hegeman, Jeff, and Brian explore the challenges and opportunities at play in the aviation industry as it works to drive forward critical progress in global sustainability and decarbonization efforts. The discussion focuses on some of GE Aviation’s exciting partnerships within the aviation and aerospace industries, such as NASA’s hybrid electric flight project, that are bringing to innovation and new possibilities to the future of flight. This is part two of a two-part series.
 

• Connect with Arjan Hegeman on LinkedIn
• Explore additional ways GE is collaborating with industry leaders to drive advancements in sustainability
• Read more about NASA’s hybrid-electric project
• Stay up to date on the latest news from GE Aviation

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

In the first of our two-part series on the future of flight, Jeff and Brian speak with Arjan Hegeman, General Manager for Advanced Technologies at GE Aviation, about the innovative projects and technologies in development within the industry that are driving reduced carbon emissions while maintaining safety as the top priority.  Join us as we examine the ways in which sustainable aviation fuels fit within the current state of industry infrastructure, and dive deeper into the topics of hydrogen and electric power generation’s role in the industry’s quest to advance sustainability efforts.
 

• Connect with Arjan Hegeman on LinkedIn
• Discover more about GE Aviation’s role in advancing the future of flight
• Learn more about GE Aviation’s recent collaboration with Airbus
• Learn about GE Aviation’s work on CFM Rise with Safran
• Follow the latest news from GE Aviation

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

Creating real change in a decade of action to decarbonize our power industry will take all of us, and opportunities to make an impact are everywhere. In Season 5 of Cutting Carbon, we bring the decarbonization discussion closer to home. Listen as Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht set the stage for the exciting conversations to come in this season. With topics ranging from transportation and buildings to agriculture and education, there are conversations in this next season that you don't want to miss!

• Discover some of the exciting ways GE is working to create a lower-carbon future across the globe with this interactive map
• Follow Jeff & Brian on LinkedIn
• Catch up on older episodes of Cutting Carbon here or wherever you listen to podcasts
   

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

On our final episode of Season 4, we are focusing on U.S. policy with Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer at GE. We'll discuss current policies with a U.S. lens as the country is moving towards their aggressive goals to reduce greenhouse emissions. 

• Roger Martella Bio 
• GE Sustainability Website 
• GE Energy Transition Website 

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

For this episode we shift our focus to Canada. Jeff and Brian are joined by Heather Chalmers, the President and CEO of GE Canada and they lead the conversation on current technologies and policies taking place in Canada's sphere. 

• "How Canada Can Lead Amid the Global Energy Transition," (Opinion) Heather Chalmers, The Globe and Mail

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

Our hosts take you further around the world, now to the Middle East. Together with our guest, Salman Abdulla, Executive Vice President of health, safety, sustainability, environment and quality at the Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), we'll exchange views about topics concerning policy and aIuminum production in the region. 

• About CelestiAl
• How aluminum is made
   

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

Dr. James Watson, Security General of Eurogas, gives us insight into the European gas industry at large and their significance on European economy, and the importance of innovation. We look at all the moving parts of this industry and it's impact on the region and the rest of the world. 

• Eurogas Website
• Eurogas on Twitter
• Eurogas on LinkedIn

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

We switch gears this season by looking at policy from various international perspectives. In this episode, we are joined by Mark Collette, Managing Director of EnergyAustralia and we discuss local energy and climate topics and talk about Australia's journey to net zero.

• About EnergyAustralia 
• Mark Collette Bio
• GE and EnergyAustralia Announce Tallawarra B project 

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

With our guest Tom Kerr, Lead Climate Scientist for the South Asia region for the World Bank, we kick off a discussion around global climate policy. We'll take a look at the World Bank and its fundamental role in combating climate change and pushing for expanding prosperity globally.

• About The World Bank
• Tom Kerr Bio 
• The World Bank's South Asia Climate Roadmap  
   

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

Jeff and Brian take you inside the upcoming Conference of Parties 26 (COP26) event hosted in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31-November 12 to help you understand what the event is, what key topics will be discussed, and most importantly, what potential action may emerge from the talks. As world leaders and thousands of attendees gather to host 'an event many believe to be the world's best last chance to get runaway climate change under control,' we help you cut through the headlines and hype to get a real sense of the impact and opportunity for the power generation industry to continue to play a critical role in this effort.

• What is a COP? 
• COP26 Goals 
• UK Government COP Website 
• What is the Paris Agreement? 

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here and please consider subscribing to the podcast on your player of choice.

While listening to the past season you might have some unanswered questions that popped into your head regarding the future of energy. Our hosts Jeff and Brian take time to answer listener questions from the past two seasons of Cutting Carbon.

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

It's easy to assume that releasing carbon into the atmosphere is similar to squeezing toothpaste out of the tube and not being able to put it back in. That there might not be an easy solution to suck it up and put it into a 'tube.' However, we discuss how this might be wrong. Today, our hosts Jeff and Brian will talk about the technologies that may have the ability to reverse climate change. 

>Meet Carlos Haertel, Chief Technology Officer, Climeworks AG: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carloshaertel/

>Climeworks AG - a Swiss direct air capture company: https://climeworks.com/

>Climeworks carbon removal subscription service: https://climeworks.com/subscriptions

>GE Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies: Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies | GE Steam Power

>Webinar for Decarbonization Technologies: Exploring Carbon Capture Registration: https://info.gepower.com/Decarbonization-Technologies-Webinar-Registration-Page.html?gecid=H2_int_ge-gas-power_CCS 

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

The energy storage you probably recognize is the batteries in your remote, which offer short term use of a technology. However, as we look into the future, long-duration energy storage is the game changer that you might not know about. We will discuss the diversity of these technologies today with Jason Burwen, the current CEO of the Energy Storage Association. 

>Meet Jason Burwen - Current CEO, Energy Storage Association: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jburwen/

>Energy Storage Association (ESA) website: https://energystorage.org/

>What is energy storage? GE: https://www.ge.com/renewableenergy/hybrid/battery-energy-storage

>GE Renewable Energy: GE's hydropower pumped storage solutions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qZxfnMDrco

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Nuclear energy will continue to play a critical role in the energy transition as the largest provider of carbon-free electricity in the world today. In this episode, we look at a facet of this technology's future - smaller, more modular nuclear reactors that can provide safer, more reliable, and cost-effective electricity.

>Meet Jay Wileman, President & CEO, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtwileman/)

>GE website for Nuclear power: https://nuclear.gepower.com/

>Nuclear power general info: https://nuclear.gepower.com/nuclear-power-basics

>Nuclear Energy: A critical pillar of a carbon-free future whitepaper: https://www.ge.com/steam-power/nuclear-turbine-island/carbon-free-future

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

When you flip on a light switch, do you ever wonder where the power comes from? Find out as we go into detail about the 'most complex machine ever built on the planet' with guests Colin Parris, Chief Technology Officer, GE Digital, and Linda Rae, General Manager for Power, GE Digital. During this conversation, we navigate the complex topic of the electricity grid, including how we keep it secure, reliable, and able to keep pace with powering our growing world.

>Meet Colin Parris - Chief Technology Officer, GE Digital: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinparris/

>GE Grid Solutions website: https://www.gegridsolutions.com/

>Grid Analytics GE Digital: https://www.ge.com/digital/applications/grid-analytics

>GE Power Future of the Grid: https://youtu.be/Fa952gVU2T8

>Linda Rae - General Manager, Power Generation and Oil & Gas at GE Digital: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-rae/

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). 

You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Wind turbines, but on water? Wind turbines dot today's countryside at home or abroad, but the next area where renewable energy is set to grow exponentially is actually on the world's seas and oceans. Our guest John Lavelle, the CEO of GE's Offshore Wind business, helps us unpack the topic of offshore turbines and the technology's growing impact on the world. 

>Meet John Lavelle, CEO, Offshore Wind, GE Renewable Energy:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lavelle/

>GE Offshore Wind Power website: https://www.ge.com/renewableenergy/wind-energy/offshore-wind

>GE's most powerful offshore wind turbine: https://youtu.be/ybh7NwZv7c8

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). 

You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

The February 2021 winter storm in Texas that left millions of people without power was a tragedy.  Brian and Jeff discuss what happened to both electricity supply and demand in Texas leading up to, and during the crisis.  

Examining what happened provides an opportunity to reflect on how we might prevent similar situations from happening in the future, especially as we may be become more reliant on a few sources of electricity. 

>Read GE's whitepaper on the recent February weather event in Texas and how the power industry can respond - thtps://www.ge.com/sites/default/files/GE%20Layers%20of%20Resilience%20White%20Paper%203.15.21.pdf

>To learn more about the future of energy, visit GE's energy transition webpage at: https://www.ge.com/about-us/energy-transition

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). 

You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Have you ever wanted to hear about the decarbonization of power from the perspective of a company that develops both renewable and natural gas power projects?  Here's your opportunity.  

Jeff and Brian are joined by Tom Rumsey, SVP of External and Regulatory Affair, at Competitive Power Ventures (CPV).  Tom provides his views on many facets of decarbonizing the power sector including policy, regional electric power systems, and technology. 

>Meet Tom Rumsey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-rumsey-273a176/

>Competitive Power Ventures:  https://www.cpv.com/

>To learn more about the future of energy, visit GE's energy transition webpage at: https://www.ge.com/about-us/energy-transition

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). 

You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

The use of capture technologies to abate carbon emissions depends on our ability to use or store CO2.   The good news is that the geological storage of CO2 has been ongoing for decades.  

Our guest, Chris Consoli, a senior consultant at the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI), explains the geological science behind carbon capture.  Chris provides technical details, key statistics, and real world examples.

>Meet Chris Consoli:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-consoli-11023644/

>Global CCI website:  https://www.globalccsinstitute.com/

>Global Status of CCS (report):  https://www.globalccsinstitute.com/resources/global-status-report/download/

>CO2 Storage Resource Catalogue:  https://co2storageresourcecatalogue.com/

>Read GE's whitepaper on carbon capture:  https://www.ge.com/content/dam/gepower/global/en_US/documents/future-of-energy/decarbonizing-gas-turbines-ccus-gea34966.pdf

>To learn more about the future of energy, visit GE's energy transition webpage at: https://www.ge.com/about-us/energy-transition

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). 

You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Imagine  operating a power plant on traditional fuels, like natural gas or LNG,  but with reduced carbon emissions.  This is the potential impact of post-combustion carbon capture technologies.  These systems, when applied to power plants, can remove (or capture) large portions of the CO2 that would otherwise be emitted to the atmosphere.

Our guest, John Catillaz, Decarbonization Marketing Director for GE Gas Power, joins us for a discussion on this technology.  John explains how this technology works, and provides the information on the broader context of carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS). 

>Meet John Catillaz - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-catillaz-04952595/

>Read GE's new carbon capture whitepaper - https://www.ge.com/content/dam/gepower/global/en_US/documents/future-of-energy/decarbonizing-gas-turbines-ccus-gea34966.pdf

>To learn more about the future of energy, visit GE's energy transition webpage at: https://www.ge.com/about-us/energy-transition

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Hydrogen may be a fuel of the future, but there are multiple steps to developing a hydrogen economy.  Once hydrogen is produced it needs to be stored and transported.  Then there are the potential issues in the end use of hydrogen as a fuel that must be considered.

In this episode, Brian and Jeff welcome John Intile, VP of Engineering for GE Gas Power, for a discussion on the use of hydrogen as fuel for gas turbines.  Since hydrogen has very different physical and chemical properties  relative to methane (the main component in natural gas and LNG), John provides insights into GE's experience with hydrogen and potential impact to a power plant configuration. Additionally, the team discusses the implications to the transportation and storage of hydrogen for power generation.

>Meet John Intile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-intile-0bb7aa37/

>Read GE's new hydrogen fuels whitepaper - https://www.ge.com/content/dam/gepower/global/en_US/documents/future-of-energy/hydrogen-fuel-for-gas-turbines-gea34979.pdf

>To learn more about the future of energy, visit GE's energy transition webpage at: https://www.ge.com/about-us/energy-transition

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Decarbonizing transportation, heavy industry, and power may require low or zero carbon fuels.  Hydrogen is a popular favorite, and there are multiple technologies available that produce hydrogen for power generation applications.  But, they are typically described by a color instead of the actual production method.  Here's your secret decoder:

>Grey = hydrogen produced from fossil fuels, typically natural gas

>Blue = Grey hydrogen systems with the addition of carbon capture

>Green = hydrogen produced via electrolysis of water using renewable electricity

>Pink (red) = hydrogen produced via electrolysis of water with heat and/or electricity from a nuclear plant

>Turquoise = hydrogen produced via pyrolysis of methane

>White = hydrogen produced from biomass

Jeff and Brian discuss these production pathways along with their challenges and requirements.  

To learn more about the future of energy, visit GE's energy transition webpage at: https://www.ge.com/about-us/energy-transition

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Did you know that a gas turbine sucks in enough air to fill a Goodyear blimp in ~10 seconds? Our guest Dr. Jacqueline O’Connor, Director of the Penn State Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education and Outreach (https://sites.psu.edu/gtreo/) at The Pennsylvania State University, explains the main components of a gas turbine and how these amazing machines manage one of the most extreme environments that human engineers have developed.  

>Meet Dr. Jacqueline O’Connor PSU:  https://www.me.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=JXO22

>Pennsylvania State University's Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach:  https://sites.psu.edu/gtreo/

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

We don't have to invent new technology to begin to combat climate change today. Gas-fired generation is flexible, affordable, reliable, and produces less than half CO2 of coal, while coal-to-gas switching represents a fast and effective win for emissions reduction. But, what technology options exist for gas turbines to reduce carbon emissions.  

Jeff and Brian talk about the use of hydrogen as a power generation fuel and the potential for carbon capture technology to be applied to power plants.

>Gas turbine hydrogen capabilities: https://www.ge.com/power/gas/fuel-capability/hydrogen-fueled-gas-turbines

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

What do terms like carbon neutral, carbon negative, zero carbon mean? What are the implications of various scope levels of emissions? What is carbon intensity? Want to know more? Jeff Goldmeer and Brian Gutknecht explain what these key terms mean and why it matters.

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Decarbonizing power is a team sport. Today, there is still a billion people in the world without electricity. A tremendous amount of power is needed to electrify the world, and it grows about a 1.5% growth rate yearly. By 2050 the world will need approximately 42,000 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity, adding about 400 TWh of additional power every year: twice as much electricity as California generates today. 

Can this all be done by renewables? Renewables over the last 20 years have seen a massive growth. This continued growth could lead to wind and solar being 50% of total electricity generation by 2050. But where will the other 50% come from?

In this episode Brian and Jeff explore this paradox with Vic Abate, GE's Chief Technology Officer and the CEO of GE Research.

>Meet Vic Abate bio: https://www.ge.com/research/people/vic-abate

>GE Global Research website: https://www.ge.com/research/

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Carbon emissions are prevalent in multiple industries, not just power.  Our guest, Neva Espinoza, Vice President, Energy Supply and Low-Carbon Resources at the Electric Power Research Institute, discusses how industry, transportation, and agriculture all contribute to global CO2 emissions. The path towards a decarbonized future may include increased energy efficiency, electrification, and the development of solutions for hard to decarbonize sectors.

>Meet Neva Espinoza: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevafox/

>Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI): https://www.epri.com/

>EPRI’s Low Carbon Resource Initiative:  https://www.epri.com/lcri

>EPRI’s US National Electrification Assessment: http://mydocs.epri.com/docs/PublicMeetingMaterials/ee/000000003002013582.pdf

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Global climate change is real.  We have a limited time to take action to limit the impact and to prevent massive long-term global changes. A conversation with Brian Gutknecht, GE Gas Power's Chief Marketing Officer, will put the challenge of climate change into practical and accessible terms.

>Meet Jeff Goldmeer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreygoldmeer/

>Meet Brian Gutknecht: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-gutknecht-ge/

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Power business on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GE_Power) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gepower/). You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here: https://www.ge.com/power/future-of-energy/cutting-carbon-podcast?gecid=DECARB_3p_Pod_Networks_Season1. 

If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Climate change is the dialogue of our future. With the “Cutting Carbon” podcast series, GE Gas Power joins the conversation in a meaningful way. We provide the basics of decarbonization, the technologies behind and how we can implement them into how we generate electricity in the future. Join our host Jeff Goldmeer, GE’s fuel guy, as we bring various guests and exciting perspectives together. 

Host: Jeff Goldmeer, Emergent Technology Director for Decarbonization, GE Gas Power

For more information, please visit www.ge.com/power/gas and follow GE’s Gas Power business on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the Cutting Carbon podcast here. If you have questions, email us at [email protected].